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In Every Generation

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In Every Generation

San Diego REP| 26th annual Lipinsky San Diego Jewish Arts Festival

Written by Ali Viterbi

Directed by Todd Salovey

Eileen Wingard’s article in the San Diego Jewish World: “Ali Viterbi Play Hits Hot Button Issues”

“Playwright Ali Viterbi , judging by In Every Generation, is a fresh young voice with much to say… [The play] touches upon intergenerational expectations, care for aging parents, divorce, intermarriage, homosexuality, interracial adoption, sibling rivalry, and tensions over religious practice. All are deftly woven into an engaging tapestry, beginning with a three generational family celebrating a Passover seder in the present… The large audience and standing ovation reflected the strong, positive reaction to the excellent presentation.”

The rest of the glowing review can be found here!

In Every Generation

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IN EVERY GENERATION

June 6 at 7:30pm

San Diego Repertory Theatre | Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival

By Ali Viterbi

Directed by Todd Salovey

 

One family. One holiday. Four millennia. The Levi-Katz family celebrates Passover again and again (and again and again) and while times, location, and languages change, traditions stay the same. Over matzah ball soup and (vegan) brisket, the close-knit clan contends with questions of race, religion, and inter-generational trauma. The present echoes the past—and the past the present—as the family repeatedly reenacts the exodus from Egypt, each time asking themselves: must we define ourselves through trauma? Will we ever be free? And why is this night different from all other nights?

For more information and tickets, click HERE! 

In Every Generation

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In Every Generation

 North Coast Repertory Theatre| 25th annual Lipinsky San Diego Jewish Arts Festival
June 18, 2018

Written by Ali Viterbi

Directed by Gabrielle Hoyt

Eva Trieger’s article in the San Diego Jewish World: “Viterbi’s IN EVERY GENERATION debates Jewish Questions”

“…The dialogue is tender and honest, and the fact that the readers learned so much Italian and Hebrew is most impressive!..This is quite an accomplishment for a writer so young.The show’s focus on miracles and inquiry makes for an interesting dichotomy. Luckily, as Jews, we’re allowed to question. I left the theater with several questions and few answers. However, I think that in order to seek resolution, I will have to look to our past, evaluate the present, and speculate about the future.  I think that’s what Ali Viterbi had in mind when she wrote this provocative script.”

The rest of the glowing review can be found here!

 

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In Every Generation

Monday, June 18 @ 7:30pm

North Coast Repertory Theatre| Lipinsky San Diego Jewish Arts Festival | San Diego, CA

By Ali Viterbi

Directed by Gabrielle Hoyt

After a successful staged reading at the Last Frontier Theatre Conference on June 15, IN EVERY GENERATION is coming to the North Coast Repertory Theatre as part of the 25th annual Lipinsky San Diego Jewish Arts Festival.

IN EVERY GENERATION is a mystical journey through continents, languages and generations of a family and nation’s stories. An Italian Jewish family joins together for Passover Seders year after year, era to era. Over matzah ball soup and (vegan) brisket, sibling rivalries simmer, plagues fall, and miracles are both remembered and forgotten. IN EVERY GENERATION asks what happens to a people once they are no longer in danger? How does a community collectively adjust to freedom?

Tickets can be purchased here. For more info about the show, see the article on Broadway World here.

Tickets: $22 | NCRT subscribers $17

A glowing review of the reading can be found here!

9th Annual Women of Valor

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9th Annual Women of Valor

June 7 @ 7:30pm and June 10 @ 1pm and 3pm

Lyceum Space & Encinitas Library | San Diego REP | San Diego, CA

By Ali Viterbi, Todd Salovey, Leah Salovey, and Rebecca Myers

Directed by Ali Viterbi and Leah Salovey

Produced by Ali Viterbi (Associate Producer of the 25th Annual Lipinsky Jewish Arts Festival)

A completely new version of the Festival’s yearly celebration of the lives and inspiration of six of San Diego’s most incredible Jewish women. With music, visuals, and a world premiere script, “Women of Valor” is a staged reading that will touch the heart with laughter, drama, and inspiration. This year’s women include: Evelyn Rady, Jill Spitzer, Marsha Berkson, Sura Leider, Ruth Sax, and Dr. Ellen Beck.

Proceeds benefit Chesed Home, Torah High School and Project Sarah.

Co-sponsored by Jewish Family Service of San Diego

“A woman of valor, who shall find?/ She is more precious than pearls…/ Give her the fruits of her hand/ And let her be praised/ In the gates by her very own deeds” –Proverbs